Will these Gaming PC parts work together? Is the case big enough? Will they last? Help would be awesome.?

Question

Basically, I want to build a PC but I want to be sure it will work once together. Anyway here are the parts.

Case: NZXT CA-S340W-B1 Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Black

CPU: Intel i5 Quad-Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Processor

RAM: Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3000 MHz CL15 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Memory Kit - Black

Graphics Card: Gigabyte GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB Graphics Cards - Black (Active, ATX, GeForce GTX 1060, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch

PSU: Corsair CP-9020098-UK VS Series VS650 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Power Supply Unit, UK - 650 W

Wireless Wifi: TP-LINK TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter

Case Fans: Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 Fan Blue "R4-L2R-20AC-GP, 120mm Blue LED, 2000RPM, Rifle Bearing" (I want 2 of these)

Motherboard: MSI H170 Gaming M3 Motherboard (DDR4-SDRAM, DIMM, Serial ATA III)

OS: Windows 10 Home 64 bit

So that't it. I'd like to know if I've missed anything. Also, I didn't include a fan as I think the Intel Core comes with one, but I want to make sure that it is actually a good one.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. :) Thanks!

Answer 1

There's no point in spending extra money on DDR4-3000 memory when you can't get it to go above 2133mhz. You'd have to buy a Z170 board if you want to clock the memory to 3000mhz. If you're buying a Z170 board then you might as well get a 6600k.



It's pointless to buy an aftermarket cooler for a non-K series CPU. I've tested the stock coolers before and they work fine under stress. The only other reason to buy an aftermarket cooler is because your house is hot during the summer, and I mean over 80f.



The case is a good pick and it provides more than enough room for you to build what you want.



SSD drives are good and all. Once you use one you will not go back to putting your OS on a mechanical drive ever again. 1tb of space is fine for now but in the future you will most certainly have to buy another HDD. The WD Blue drive isn't very fast so you're going to have to wait for the OS and games to load.

Answer 2

The case is big enough for those parts. The stock cooler that comes with the i5 will be fine with the additional airflow from the extra fans you're adding. The two case fans you mention will be installed in the front, case includes top and rear fans.

https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-white

For the motherboard, DDR4 2133 is the standard and according to the Memory Support List from MSI, DDR4 3000 is compatible but will only operate at 2133. (might as well use 2133)

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/H170-GAMING-M3.html#support-mem

For online gaming a hardline is far superior to WiFi....WiFi adds latency. Your teammates may see you get shot and die before you even know you've been shot. But that's up to you. Otherwise, looks good.

Answer 3

I would get a 250 GB SSD with that set up.



If you have Windows 7 serial number you can try installing Win10 and using that serial number to register it. It might work and save you the money you'd pay for Win10